Revisiting the Mousetraps Experiment: Not Just about Nuclear Chain Reactions
We present here the first quantitative measurements of a classic experiment, that of the “mousetrap chain reaction”. It was proposed for the first time in 1947 to illustrate the chain reaction occurring in nuclear fission. It involves several spring-loaded mousetraps loaded with solid balls. Once on...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Systems |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/10/4/91 |